Injustice in Ferguson
Well surprise surprise the man or police officer who shot Micheal Brown dead in the street has just been let go free and this decision made by the courts in Ferguson,Missouri has formed uprisings, riots, and the burning of buildings and businesses.
In my opinion this was the worst possible course of action they could have taken. The officer shot an unarmed teenager and I'll tell you why, pure racism. The boy was unarmed with his hands up(according to several witnesses), had no weapon and yet he shot him dead. He unloaded his gun on the boy. The officer called for back-up and everything, gave descriptions of the boy to make him out to look like a demon or behemoth (in fact those are his exact words of how he described the boy), and yet he handled the situation all by himself just fine.
A few days ago, word had got out that after his resigning this man received money for interviews and a "go fund me" account, totaling over hundreds of thousand dollars, for the act of killing a young black teenager. This makes me wonder if my life, and the lives of other boys that look like me matter. I respect the law, but does the law respect me?
Works Cited:
Associated Press. No Indictment for Ferguson policeman shooting Unarmed Michael Brown.
Associated Press, adopted by News ELA November 25, 2014.
McShane, Larry. Donors give nearly $500,000 so far to support Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson. New York Daily News, November 28, 2014. <http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/500-000-raised-support-darren-wilson-legal-fight-article-1.2027042/>.
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